The president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has been the European leader who has raised his voice most in the European Council by claiming the “immediate” suspension of the commercial agreement with Israel for the “genocide” he is carrying out in Gaza. And has accused the EU of a “double standard” with respect to Netanyahu and Putin. “It makes no sense to make eighteen sanctions packages to Russia and Europe is not able to suspend an association agreement,” he said upon arrival at the meeting with the rest of the leaders.
In a subsequent appearance, Sánchez has responded directly to the Netanyahu government after he accused him of “demonizing Israel.” “I have heard the Israel government say that I have never condemned Hamas's attacks. That is not true, we did it from the first moment. I have heard that we have never demanded the liberation of hostages in the hands of Hamas. That is not true, we have done it from the first day,” Sanchez replied at the end of the meeting with the rest of the EU leaders. “But with the same determination with which we demand from Hamas the release and condemnation of those terrorist attacks, we have to tell the government of Prime Minister Netanyahu that is enough. Enough already,” said the president to demand from Israel the end of the massacre in Palestine.
